Articles related to "Hitchhiking"
Hitchhiking in Africa
Africa is probably the safest continent for hitchhiking – South Africa excluded. Everyone does it, as public transport hardly exists. However drivers do expect payment.
africa • hitchhiking • hitchhiking in africa • african public transport • public transport
Africa is probably the safest continent for hitchhiking – South Africa excluded. Everyone does it, as public transport hardly exists. However drivers do expect payment.
africa • hitchhiking • hitchhiking in africa • african public transport • public transport
A Dearth of Research: Does anyone really know anything about hitch-hiking?
In spite of all the talk about hitch-hiking, for or against, particularly on the subjects of risk and utility, there has barely ever been any research conducted into the matter! A few of the researchers who have looked into it share their surprise and dismay with us ...
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In spite of all the talk about hitch-hiking, for or against, particularly on the subjects of risk and utility, there has barely ever been any research conducted into the matter! A few of the researchers who have looked into it share their surprise and dismay with us ...
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Kings of Hitchhiking
Whether they are at risk or not, offering Monarch butterflies a place to stay is easy, enjoyable and fulfilling. These delicate creatures are a wonder.
monarch • milkweed • way station • monarch watch • cardenolides
Whether they are at risk or not, offering Monarch butterflies a place to stay is easy, enjoyable and fulfilling. These delicate creatures are a wonder.
monarch • milkweed • way station • monarch watch • cardenolides
The Fifth League: <I>Hitchhiking Through Southern France </I>
The fifth in a series of seven reviews of on-line tales of hitch-hiking, that are lengthy enough to call books.
online books • hitching • hitch hiking
The fifth in a series of seven reviews of on-line tales of hitch-hiking, that are lengthy enough to call books.
online books • hitching • hitch hiking
A Kinder, Gentler Way Through France
Allostop, or hitchhiking, is still popular among the French. Americans at first are shocked, but often find it's a life-enhancing journey. Here's how.
allostop france hitchhiking autostop drivers drivi
Allostop, or hitchhiking, is still popular among the French. Americans at first are shocked, but often find it's a life-enhancing journey. Here's how.
allostop france hitchhiking autostop drivers drivi
A Stage is Set: the IHHC rides . . .
The 2nd International Hitch-Hikers' Conference took place in Warsaw this March. it's not a big event, but conjures wildly interesting images in my mind. I'd be most curious to see one of these events in action, and look forward to participating in next years if I can. Here's some imagery on my part touched up with some hard facts on hitch-hiking conferences ...
hitch-hiking conference • hitchhiking
The 2nd International Hitch-Hikers' Conference took place in Warsaw this March. it's not a big event, but conjures wildly interesting images in my mind. I'd be most curious to see one of these events in action, and look forward to participating in next years if I can. Here's some imagery on my part touched up with some hard facts on hitch-hiking conferences ...
hitch-hiking conference • hitchhiking
Better Than Sorry . . .
Web sites that direct you to resources to stay safe on the road
travel safety • tips • advice • travelling • hitchhiking
Web sites that direct you to resources to stay safe on the road
travel safety • tips • advice • travelling • hitchhiking
Roller-Hitching (or Take Your Skates?)
Did you ever consider taking your rollerskates on a tour of Europe. Cruising the highways, thumbing it from time tot ime, skating when the mood took you. I tried just that last summer to see how it goes ... here's the verdict.
rollerblade • rollerskate • lausanne • geneva • lake geneva
Did you ever consider taking your rollerskates on a tour of Europe. Cruising the highways, thumbing it from time tot ime, skating when the mood took you. I tried just that last summer to see how it goes ... here's the verdict.
rollerblade • rollerskate • lausanne • geneva • lake geneva
Safety for Women Hiking Alone
Safety tips for women hiking alone on long-distance trips
women • safety • appalachian • trail • hike
Safety tips for women hiking alone on long-distance trips
women • safety • appalachian • trail • hike
The Dangers of Hitching: Passive, Active and Ride Sharing
Hitch-hiking is generally held to be a rather dangerous activitiy. Some people are so afraid of the idea they'll go to any lengths to paint a hitch-hiker as a suicidal freak, particularly if that hitch-hikker happens to be a woman. Ride sharing in turn is often presented as a safe alternative, hook up with a driver through a notice board, or organisation that lends some credibility and forethought to the whole deal. And yet, is it all so safe? And is hitching all so dangerous?
ride-sharing • hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • passive hitcher • active hitcher
Hitch-hiking is generally held to be a rather dangerous activitiy. Some people are so afraid of the idea they'll go to any lengths to paint a hitch-hiker as a suicidal freak, particularly if that hitch-hikker happens to be a woman. Ride sharing in turn is often presented as a safe alternative, hook up with a driver through a notice board, or organisation that lends some credibility and forethought to the whole deal. And yet, is it all so safe? And is hitching all so dangerous?
ride-sharing • hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • passive hitcher • active hitcher
The Hitch-hiking Grandmother: "that" Grace Small
Grace Small was a most remarkable woman. She witnessed the birth of the automobile as a popular form of transport, taught others to drive them, and later in life thumbed them down.
grandmother • hitchhiking • grace small
Grace Small was a most remarkable woman. She witnessed the birth of the automobile as a popular form of transport, taught others to drive them, and later in life thumbed them down.
grandmother • hitchhiking • grace small
The World Hitch-Hiker's Association: culture and hospitality among hitch-hikers world-wide
Hitch-hikers are almost by nature a solitary species, gathering in pairs at times, perhaps triplets ... it's just the nature of the beast so to speak. Yet, they have a lot in common, they share values, ideals, imagination and stories. Maybe there's some scope for them to band together a little. It's happening in fact, and there are some loose models in other sub-cultures which are interesting. This article explores some ideas in that direction.
hitch-hikers • hitchhikers • hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • web sites
Hitch-hikers are almost by nature a solitary species, gathering in pairs at times, perhaps triplets ... it's just the nature of the beast so to speak. Yet, they have a lot in common, they share values, ideals, imagination and stories. Maybe there's some scope for them to band together a little. It's happening in fact, and there are some loose models in other sub-cultures which are interesting. This article explores some ideas in that direction.
hitch-hikers • hitchhikers • hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • web sites
Thumbs Up: Brad Benedict Writes
Brad Benedict continues the Thumbing Around series with his wonderful thumbs up to hitching, it's all about people ...
brad benedict • hitchhiking • hitching • hiking • thumbs up
Brad Benedict continues the Thumbing Around series with his wonderful thumbs up to hitching, it's all about people ...
brad benedict • hitchhiking • hitching • hiking • thumbs up
What if Everyone did It?
All too often people will cut down socially challenging differences by alluding to the state of a world where everyone was like that. A surprising number of hitchers one day, and an on-line discussion left me thinking, well, what if everyone did ...
hitchhiking • hitchhikers • hitch-hikers • hitch-hiking
All too often people will cut down socially challenging differences by alluding to the state of a world where everyone was like that. A surprising number of hitchers one day, and an on-line discussion left me thinking, well, what if everyone did ...
hitchhiking • hitchhikers • hitch-hikers • hitch-hiking
The Worst Day of My Life...
How bad can hitch-hiking really get? Well I wasn't murdered, and I wasn't raped, but this day certainly qualified for the worst day of my living memory, exploring the depths of my emotional trauma ... and even then, it wasn't all that bad I guess, I am after all still alive and my body intact.
hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • hitch-hike • hitchhike
How bad can hitch-hiking really get? Well I wasn't murdered, and I wasn't raped, but this day certainly qualified for the worst day of my living memory, exploring the depths of my emotional trauma ... and even then, it wasn't all that bad I guess, I am after all still alive and my body intact.
hitch-hiking • hitchhiking • hitch-hike • hitchhike
Good Samariton Ghost Helps Telly Savalas
Urban legends of phantom hitchhikers abound. Details vary. Chicago has a documented hitchhiking ghost. In Telly's unique case, the passenger wasn't the specter....
telly savalas and the ghost • telly savalas paranormal experience • phantom hitchhiker • resurrection mary • phantom hitchhiker urban legend
Urban legends of phantom hitchhikers abound. Details vary. Chicago has a documented hitchhiking ghost. In Telly's unique case, the passenger wasn't the specter....
telly savalas and the ghost • telly savalas paranormal experience • phantom hitchhiker • resurrection mary • phantom hitchhiker urban legend
Review of Jesus' Son
Denis Johnson's debut book of short stories, published in 1992, has become a classic among lovers of contemporary fiction, for its interesting characters, plot, & style.
jesus' son • stories by denis johnson • denis johnson fiction • addiction stories • car crash while hitchhiking
Denis Johnson's debut book of short stories, published in 1992, has become a classic among lovers of contemporary fiction, for its interesting characters, plot, & style.
jesus' son • stories by denis johnson • denis johnson fiction • addiction stories • car crash while hitchhiking
Now and Then: Two Views on Australia
Coralie and Leslie Rees hitch-hiked around north western Australia before there were roads! Tony Horwitz followed them 34 years later. Imagine how different their experiences. Both are worthwhile tales and here's a short review of their respective accounts.
hitch-hiking • australia • tony horwitz • coralie • leslie rees
Coralie and Leslie Rees hitch-hiked around north western Australia before there were roads! Tony Horwitz followed them 34 years later. Imagine how different their experiences. Both are worthwhile tales and here's a short review of their respective accounts.
hitch-hiking • australia • tony horwitz • coralie • leslie rees
Go the Distance
Park your car and try some different modes of transportation. Save money, and be kind to the environment.
cheap transportation • alternative transportation • public transportation • other transportation • car
Park your car and try some different modes of transportation. Save money, and be kind to the environment.
cheap transportation • alternative transportation • public transportation • other transportation • car
Black and White: Two Contemporary American Thumbers
Not only to people still hitch-hike in America, increasingly they're writing about it. To be sure, there are agendas, these are not the carefree blowin'-in-the-wind days of yore. Here are two classics, one black, one white, one retired, one middle-aged, both thumbing across the American Continent ... today.
aaron hamilton • from here to there hitchhiking • vantage press • a hell of a place to lose a cow • tim brookes
Not only to people still hitch-hike in America, increasingly they're writing about it. To be sure, there are agendas, these are not the carefree blowin'-in-the-wind days of yore. Here are two classics, one black, one white, one retired, one middle-aged, both thumbing across the American Continent ... today.
aaron hamilton • from here to there hitchhiking • vantage press • a hell of a place to lose a cow • tim brookes
Tamiflu Resistance in Pandemic H1N1
As pandemic H1N1 sweeps through schools, communities, and countries, it is beginning to reveal its adaptability: Mutations may render drugs like Tamiflu less useful.
pandemic flu resistant to tamiflu • genetic drift in influenza • genetic shift in influenza • how antibiotic antiviral resistance develops • polymorphisms responsible for tamiflu resistance i
As pandemic H1N1 sweeps through schools, communities, and countries, it is beginning to reveal its adaptability: Mutations may render drugs like Tamiflu less useful.
pandemic flu resistant to tamiflu • genetic drift in influenza • genetic shift in influenza • how antibiotic antiviral resistance develops • polymorphisms responsible for tamiflu resistance i
Love on and of the Road
St. Valentine's Day deserves at least one article from a roadie. Here's a short homage to love and the road, both of the road and on the road.
love valentine
St. Valentine's Day deserves at least one article from a roadie. Here's a short homage to love and the road, both of the road and on the road.
love valentine
Important Import Pest
The Asian Longhorned beetle has arrived in the United States and has the potential to cause as much damage to trees as the gypsy moth.
anolplophora glabripennis • asian longhorned beetle • insect
The Asian Longhorned beetle has arrived in the United States and has the potential to cause as much damage to trees as the gypsy moth.
anolplophora glabripennis • asian longhorned beetle • insect
Self-Defense for Women
Women are often the victims of rape, robbery, car jacking, and murder. There are many things that every woman can do to prevent crimes and to respond to an attacker.
self defense • women's self defense • preventing attacks • responding to attacks • rape defense course
Women are often the victims of rape, robbery, car jacking, and murder. There are many things that every woman can do to prevent crimes and to respond to an attacker.
self defense • women's self defense • preventing attacks • responding to attacks • rape defense course
Visit Italy Through the Art of Cinema
These films tap into Italy`s spirit with such passion, that one's wanderlust is sated without having to board a plane.
italy • italian films • foreign films • americans in italy • coming-of-age films
These films tap into Italy`s spirit with such passion, that one's wanderlust is sated without having to board a plane.
italy • italian films • foreign films • americans in italy • coming-of-age films
Here Come Hawaiian Bananas
For the first time in 15 years, Hawaiian growers may soon be able to begin shipping bananas to the mainlaind.
banana • bananas • hawaii • hawaiian • agriculture
For the first time in 15 years, Hawaiian growers may soon be able to begin shipping bananas to the mainlaind.
banana • bananas • hawaii • hawaiian • agriculture
History of Trivial Pursuit Board Game
Trivial Pursuit brings hours of fun to trivia fans and board game lovers alike. These facts about the games creation and history are a few nuggets of knowledge.
trivia facts • trivial pursuit history • trivia history • board game facts • classic board games
Trivial Pursuit brings hours of fun to trivia fans and board game lovers alike. These facts about the games creation and history are a few nuggets of knowledge.
trivia facts • trivial pursuit history • trivia history • board game facts • classic board games
Oceans Invaded by Plastic
What does nature make of the staggering amount of plastic befouling the earth's ocean's?
plastic sea • rubbish sea • sea pollution • rafting organism • plastic soup
What does nature make of the staggering amount of plastic befouling the earth's ocean's?
plastic sea • rubbish sea • sea pollution • rafting organism • plastic soup
Oh, the wonderful places you’ll go! (if you can lug enough stuff
A tongue-in-cheek look at the challenges of getting from point A to point B with your newborn before he's grown old enough to drive himself.
fatherhood • parenting • dads • infants • travel
A tongue-in-cheek look at the challenges of getting from point A to point B with your newborn before he's grown old enough to drive himself.
fatherhood • parenting • dads • infants • travel
Scuba Diving With Sharks
It's not the feeding frenzy of Hollyood movies, but even so, the master scuba diver wore a protective chain mail suit to hand-feed 12-footers with razor sharp teeth.
adventure travel • scuba diving • bahamas • sharks • jacques cousteau
It's not the feeding frenzy of Hollyood movies, but even so, the master scuba diver wore a protective chain mail suit to hand-feed 12-footers with razor sharp teeth.
adventure travel • scuba diving • bahamas • sharks • jacques cousteau
Fly me to . . .
You can get something for nothing!!!! Free Frequent Flyer Miles!!
travel • budget • power • trips • diane goldberg
You can get something for nothing!!!! Free Frequent Flyer Miles!!
travel • budget • power • trips • diane goldberg
How to Break Into Travel Writing
Being paid to travel sounds like a dream come true. But what is the reality? Established travel writer Steve Korver talks to Cecily Layzell about how to get started.
how to break into travel writing • how to become a travel writer • how to get started in travel writing • travel writing tips • being paid to travel
Being paid to travel sounds like a dream come true. But what is the reality? Established travel writer Steve Korver talks to Cecily Layzell about how to get started.
how to break into travel writing • how to become a travel writer • how to get started in travel writing • travel writing tips • being paid to travel
The Road Trip Pilgrim's Guide
Pilgrimages are not just for adventurous types, anyone can embark on a life-changing journey. The Road Trip Pilgrim's Guide is a funny yet practical guide to pilgrimages.
pilgrimage • road trips • camping • campsites • journey
Pilgrimages are not just for adventurous types, anyone can embark on a life-changing journey. The Road Trip Pilgrim's Guide is a funny yet practical guide to pilgrimages.
pilgrimage • road trips • camping • campsites • journey
Writing Exercises for Emerging Writers
The place of where a story begins or happens is just as important as the dialogue and character development.
setting • fiction • writing • how to • research
The place of where a story begins or happens is just as important as the dialogue and character development.
setting • fiction • writing • how to • research
Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
This spectacular part of County Clare and the Shannon Area are home to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and the Shannon River Delta with the mystical Lough Dergh.
cliffs of moher • the burrren • county clare ireland • photos tours accommodation hiking vacations holida • west coast tourism b&b's resorts guesthouses golf
This spectacular part of County Clare and the Shannon Area are home to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and the Shannon River Delta with the mystical Lough Dergh.
cliffs of moher • the burrren • county clare ireland • photos tours accommodation hiking vacations holida • west coast tourism b&b's resorts guesthouses golf
Hussien: Martyr for Shia Islam
Hussein is a name associated with Saddam Hussein, in most American minds. However, Saddam, a dictator convicted of genocide, was the antithesis of his Shia name sake.
shia • muslim • ashura • karbala • kerbela
Hussein is a name associated with Saddam Hussein, in most American minds. However, Saddam, a dictator convicted of genocide, was the antithesis of his Shia name sake.
shia • muslim • ashura • karbala • kerbela
Rock Climbing in Squamish BC
Squamish is called the "outdoor recreation capital of Canada" with good reason. A seasoned climber or just beginning, you're sure to find the perfect rock to climb.
outdoor recreation capital of canada • bouldering • perfect rock to climb • stawamus chief • largest granite monolith
Squamish is called the "outdoor recreation capital of Canada" with good reason. A seasoned climber or just beginning, you're sure to find the perfect rock to climb.
outdoor recreation capital of canada • bouldering • perfect rock to climb • stawamus chief • largest granite monolith
World Records: Musings on what makes a record breaking hitch.
The Guinness Book of Records has listed quite a few hitch-hiking records in its time, but I have to confess I'm cynical about it all. I don't see a great deal of achievement in most records, some to be sure, but not much, and their manner of presentation and validation is open to question ... Here I muse of what a real record is ...
The Guinness Book of Records has listed quite a few hitch-hiking records in its time, but I have to confess I'm cynical about it all. I don't see a great deal of achievement in most records, some to be sure, but not much, and their manner of presentation and validation is open to question ... Here I muse of what a real record is ...
Aileen Wuornos – America's Female Serial Killer
Aileen wanted the public to see her as an innocent victim, but the escalating mind presented in her final interviews show a psychotic woman, quite capable of killing.
aileen wuornos • serial killer • first female serial killer • nick broomfield • murder
Aileen wanted the public to see her as an innocent victim, but the escalating mind presented in her final interviews show a psychotic woman, quite capable of killing.
aileen wuornos • serial killer • first female serial killer • nick broomfield • murder
Around New Zealand by coach
Coach travel in New Zealand is comfortable and enjoyable, giving access to most parts of a country where driving is not easy.
new zealand • travel • coach • touring • safe
Coach travel in New Zealand is comfortable and enjoyable, giving access to most parts of a country where driving is not easy.
new zealand • travel • coach • touring • safe
Bedbugs—What You Want to Know
An unexplained itch and unusual findings around the bed may indicate the presence of bedbugs. Here's what to look for and what to do.
bedbugs • bed bugs • how to prevent bedbugs • how to detect bedbugs • how to treat bedbug infestation
An unexplained itch and unusual findings around the bed may indicate the presence of bedbugs. Here's what to look for and what to do.
bedbugs • bed bugs • how to prevent bedbugs • how to detect bedbugs • how to treat bedbug infestation
Elm leaf beetle threatens shade Trees.
Melbourne's and Geelong's reputation as the garden state is under threat from the voracious elm leaf beetle.
elm leaf beetle • trees • shade trees • bulbs • gardens
Melbourne's and Geelong's reputation as the garden state is under threat from the voracious elm leaf beetle.
elm leaf beetle • trees • shade trees • bulbs • gardens
Introduction
If you're wondering why or how a whole column in an an on-line gazette could be dedicated to subject as esoteric as hitch-hiking, pumping out one article every month, engendering discussion and collecting resources, here's why and what it's all about ...
If you're wondering why or how a whole column in an an on-line gazette could be dedicated to subject as esoteric as hitch-hiking, pumping out one article every month, engendering discussion and collecting resources, here's why and what it's all about ...
Magic and Terror of the Trek: Books about Transforming Journeys
Some great road books
book review • trip narratives • treks • trekking • hike
Some great road books
book review • trip narratives • treks • trekking • hike
Movie and Book Review: Into the Wild
While the book presents a more factual, biographical account of the life of Chris McCandless, the film pursues a kind of spiritual truth in order to celebrate his life.
into the wild • chris mccandless • alexander supertramp • sean penn • jon krakauer
While the book presents a more factual, biographical account of the life of Chris McCandless, the film pursues a kind of spiritual truth in order to celebrate his life.
into the wild • chris mccandless • alexander supertramp • sean penn • jon krakauer
Oh the places you'll go! (if you can lug enough stuff)
A light-hearted look at the challenges of adapting to your newborns needs, and the difficulty of leaving the house without a wheelbarrow of stuff.
infants • dads • parenting • fatherhood • newborns
A light-hearted look at the challenges of adapting to your newborns needs, and the difficulty of leaving the house without a wheelbarrow of stuff.
infants • dads • parenting • fatherhood • newborns
Springtime is Tick Time
As long as people have contact with nature, tick bites will be commonplace. While most bites do not cause disease, tick-borne infections can be serious or fatal.
preventing tick bites • preventing tick-borne disease • ticks and lyme • ticks and babesiosis • ticks and rocky mountain spotted fever
As long as people have contact with nature, tick bites will be commonplace. While most bites do not cause disease, tick-borne infections can be serious or fatal.
preventing tick bites • preventing tick-borne disease • ticks and lyme • ticks and babesiosis • ticks and rocky mountain spotted fever
Surviving Schizophrenia
People deal with mental illness differently. Some hide it, it others whisper about it - and some even announce it publicly. Here's how one man is surviving schizophrenia.
surviving schizophrenia • mentally ill brother • treating people with schizophrenia • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia
People deal with mental illness differently. Some hide it, it others whisper about it - and some even announce it publicly. Here's how one man is surviving schizophrenia.
surviving schizophrenia • mentally ill brother • treating people with schizophrenia • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia
The Best Movies set in Venice Italy
These are some of the best movies to rent before a Venice vacation. Why not get in the mood with great films, including: Dramas, comedies, and travel shows.
best films • travel shows • italian history • grand canal • great movies
These are some of the best movies to rent before a Venice vacation. Why not get in the mood with great films, including: Dramas, comedies, and travel shows.
best films • travel shows • italian history • grand canal • great movies
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